Israel Connections
The Israel Connections Committee (ICC) works to strengthen and build a positive relationship with Israel for all Temple Emanuel Congregants. The ICC’s goal is to be a clearinghouse and resource for all “things” Israel (in all age demographics) at Temple Emanuel, such as educational programs, trips, Hebrew language classes, volunteering opportunities, and more. The committee will also share information about select programs and educational events within the Boston Jewish community.
We invite you to join us at one of our upcoming events or view a past recording!
Advocate
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Advocate for Israel within the community and the U.S. regarding current issues.
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Sponsor events that teach advocacy skills and inform the community about current issues relating to Israel and the Jewish community.
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Notify the community about current issues requiring individual or group action through letter writing, email or phone campaigns.
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Notify the Temple community of advocacy events around the community.
Educate
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Educate about Israel through programs, speakers, movies, articles.
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Educate about community, U.S., Middle East, and world affairs that may affect Israel and the Jewish people.
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Inform the community about events outside the Temple that educate about Israel. (link to Israel tagged events)
Build Bridges
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Strengthen Temple Emanuel’s connections to Israel through initiatives such as the Hatikvah mission with IDF soldiers and the Boston-Haifa connection.
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Develop stronger ties with other synagogues, Jewish organizations and the Boston Israeli community through Israel-related events.
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Foster an environment of mutual respect.
Israel Advocacy
Our friends at the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) have provided us with information to help us learn how to take action to support Israel, important facts to help make an effective case for Israel, updates on innovations from Israel as well as links to thought-provoking background reading. All this and more is available at ADL’s website.
Stand Up for Israel